Monticello will celebrate its 48th Annual Deer Festival this year and will again feature the crowning of Miss Deer Festival and Little Miss Fawn.The pageant will be held this Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium at Jasper County High School, 14477 Hwy 11 North.Everyone is invited to come out and watch the…
I’m Fixing To Play Dead (Part 21). I had the old money belt, with the 20,000 dollars cash safely tucked inside it, strapped around my waist underneath my shirt. Somehow, having all that cash on me gave me a feeling of security and a renewed enthusiasm about chasing down my old thieving friend Leon, and…
(Editor’s Note: Jeff Perkins, pastor of Mansfield Baptist Church, for the past 18 years, has volunteered to write in this space since Danny Sorrells announced his resignation. He may be contacted at jeff@MansfieldBaptistChurch.com. Both Rev. Perkins and The News welcome feedback.) Here is a confession that you may not have expected at the beginning of…
“Girls just wanna have fun…”, a famous line from a Cyndi Lauper song many years ago. It became the mantra of girls of all ages. This past weekend some Jasper County “Girls” hit the road in search of the Big Three, Food, Fun and Fellowship and did they find it. After a few wrong turns…
Last week’s football contest featured no high school games, since the local schools were both off, and that may have made it a bit tougher for some contest players. After all, the contest is designed to be fair, whether the player’s preference is high school, college, or professional. Whatever the reason, only one player, Turkey…
“We lose two hours of life for every hour we sit,” according to Dr. James Levine, who is ‘dead serious about his claims that sitting is worse than smoking.’ His new book, “Get Up!” is a jovial tale of how he came to the scientific conclusion that our chairs are killing us. Dr Levine describes…
An extra added feature for the 48th Annual Deer Festival will be the use of the empty buildings on the Square. The idea is to open the buildings for the festival and highlight local artisans and organizations that provide services to our community. This is how it will work: We have designated a ‘theme’ for…
Phillip Jordan of Monticello has completed his “trip of a lifetime,” canoeing solo down the Ocmulgee River. Mr. Jordan put in at the Spring Street Bridge in Macon (above), on October 1, and paddled 329 miles in 11 days, arriving at the Two-Way Fish Camp and Marina in Darien on October 11. The alligator at…
The Monticello Kiwanis Club each month recognizes an outstanding member of the senior class at Jasper County High School. This week, Quinton Standifer was honored. Each student has to select a teacher who he says led him best to be an outstanding student. Mr. Standifer chose his business teacher and Future Business leaders of America…
Piedmont Academy’s cross country program, competing at the GISA Region 4 AA Championship last Saturday, scored its second individual title win of the season and qualified both its varsity runners to compete at the state championship race to be held at Darton College in Albany this Saturday, Oct. 25. The region varsity meet, hosted this…